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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Heart of Darkness down to the 4 that fit the “PS5” category. South of Midnight, Astro Bot and Astro's Playroom top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Heart of Darkness.

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Year 1998Dev Amazing Studio

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Within the “PS5” category, the closest game to Heart of Darkness is South of Midnight — scoring 69/100 on our similarity scale. Astro Bot and Astro's Playroom follow close behind.

#1South of Midnight69 #2Astro Bot63 #3Astro's Playroom63 #4Psychonauts 255

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The best games like Heart of Darkness on PS5

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Heart of Darkness. Each one has been evaluated across 7 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1South of MidnightClosest overall match

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South of Midnight

GenrePlatformerSubgenre3D Platformer

SoloMagicDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 4.5KIGDB86· 4OC76· 176

Year 2025Dev Compulsion Games · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat magic

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Heart of Darkness: setting.

Released 27 years after Heart of Darkness.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat72Tone63Setting39

#2Astro BotClosest on setting

63

Astro Bot

GenrePlatformerSubgenre3D Platformer

SoloSci-FiThird Person

IGDB94· 7OC95· 183

Year 2024Dev Team Asobi · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS5

✓ Both are 3D platformers — sharing precision platforming, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Released 26 years after Heart of Darkness.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting64

#3Astro's Playroom

63

Astro's Playroom

GenrePlatformerSubgenre3D Platformer

SoloSci-FiThird Person

IGDB81· 6OC84· 79

Year 2020Dev SIE Japan Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS5

✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Released 22 years after Heart of Darkness.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting64

#4Psychonauts 2

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Psychonauts 2

GenrePlatformerSubgenre3D Platformer

SoloDarkThird PersonMeleeNarrative

Steam👍 96%· 14KIGDB87· 9OC89· 168

Year 2021Dev Double Fine ProductionsOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from Heart of Darkness: combat.

Released 23 years after Heart of Darkness.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone63Combat0

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